Boots on the Ground

Our current reality feels completely unreal. I find myself absorbing the constant feed of news in a haze of disbelief. It's like...

The Word became flesh and made his home among us. John 1:14 I love to give gifts. I love to search out that perfect present that will...

This past weekend I deep cleaned my house. My daughter asked if I was moving furniture and digging deep into the grime because my mom...

We are 3 days past the election. I don't know about you, but I find my soul sitting in a space of complete numbness that is occasionally...

We have a young silkie rooster that is learning how to crow. At about 4:45 in the morning, you begin to hear his bold attempts at...

I am sitting at my desk in my home office with tears streaming down my face. They are tears of joy and this strange feeling of hope. I...

Hi. I've missed you. There have been some big changes in the life of the Sassy Pastor, a season of rest, renewal, and reinvention. Let...

His name was Jonny. He was one of the very first people to come into my life and truly teach me what it means to be in ministry with...

rustled from sleep by a force unknown darkness surrounds, confusion abounds in the hazy half awake, half asleep where is the blessing in...

I need the grit of it to scrub my soul, the weight of it to break open the places weariness has settled in my very bones I need to stand...

YOU You are made from stardust every bit as bright and shiny every bit as mysterious and ethereal You are made from dust everyday,...

So much for great plans to write once a week and take you on at least a bi-weekly ministry journey with Shelter Church and the Shelter. ...

As I write this, it is the middle of the night. I am "last minute" working an overnight shift at the shelter. As the clock ticks...

At Shelter Church, one of our congregational rituals is the Prayers of the Community. After the gathering we open up a time of prayer...

Part Two in a series on Shelter Church. When we began to explore what Shelter Church would look like, we knew that we wanted a rhythm to...

In the next several blog posts, I am going to take a deep dive into Shelter Church and explore how intentionality, prayer, and intuition...

Last night, I decided to try something new. It was way out of my comfort zone. You see, I was born into a family that is great at...

While we never like to see families need the shelter, staff and volunteers usually love having kids around. Even most guests enjoy the...

I am spending what is likely my last summer weekend at the lake. It is a cool and quiet weekend, with the clouds hanging low and the...